Ep 69: Redirecting Rage into Roles When Gratitude Feels Toxic

“But how do we practice gratitude under fascism when we’re constantly exhausted, enraged, grieving, numbed out, or all of the above?”

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Episode Summary

In this episode, you and I are going to experiment with two actions to metabolize our rage so we can get to a headspace and heart space to practice genuine (not performative) gratitude as a family. We’ll connect the dots between Audre Lorde’s teaching and applied neuroscience.

Full episode transcript here.

Episode Outline

  • Audre Lorde’s teaching on rage

  • Our invitation: Let rage point out what’s outrageous and move us into courageous actions

  • Shifting from individualistic rage to radical rage

  • Shifting from repressing rage to expressing it

  • Redirecting rage into roles you and your family want to play in collective care

  • The neurobiology behind rage and why we can’t just “be grateful.”

  • Nat’s example and another family’s example of putting these invitations into action.

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